Lessons from Fargo

It’s interesting the things you can learn from popular fiction. Or the things that you are reminded of – things you knew already or perhaps, which have been buried in the recesses of your mind. I watched the second season of Fargo a few weeks ago. I watched the first...

Standing in the Midst of it All

The trouble is, you think you have time. You will probably recognise this quote from my recent post about my sister, Ayoola. They are from a quote by American author, Jack Kornfield, however, they resonate so strongly with me. I am reminded almost daily to number my...

Ayoola

“The trouble is, you think you have time.” (Jack Kornfield) When life runs smooth and fast, it’s so easy to think that there will always be an abundance of time to do all the things you want to and spend with all the people you want to. Then you find out that isn’t...

Doing the Most

This used to be me until this year. I’ve always pushed myself to do more. I think growing-up as an intelligent student (so said my Mum) but not at the top of the class pushed me to try to out-work my peers. And it worked out quite well for me. Then came 2020,...

Happy 40th Birthday, Ayoola

Ayoola in Isreal (2008) Dearest Oluwakemi Ayoola, You would have been 40 today. 4.0. You would have been a fabulous forty with your sky-high heels and glamorous jewellery. I imagine that at 40, you would no longer walk so fast (it was always impossible for me to keep...

Nkem

Nkem Odewunmi Dear Nkem. This is such a rude shock. And even those words feel like a gross understatement. ************ I met Nkem so many years ago that I can’t even remember when it was exactly. I was an ardent lover of Pilates and could not find a gym or instructor...